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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Harlington
Kitchen extract cleaning for Harlington, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Harlington
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you are dealing with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can help. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Harlington it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A clean in Harlington covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Kitchens in Harlington, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Harlington (UB3, TW6, UB7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Grease, kitchens and Harlington
Food Standards Agency records list about 66 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 23 takeaways across Harlington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service. The fire and rescue service for Harlington is London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Osterley House, about 3.6 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Harlington; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Term dates shape school work: for a school like William Byrd Primary Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Harlington is about 2 miles south-east of West Drayton, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Harlington or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Harlington is one of them. We also work in London, about 15 miles from Harlington.
We cover every part of UB3, TW6 and UB7 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on New Road, Bath Road and Manor Lane and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Sipson (1 mile north-west), Hatton (1 mile south-east), Cranford (1 mile south-east), Heathrow (1 mile south-west) and Harmondsworth (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover London (15 miles east), City of Westminster (12 miles east), Marylebone (13 miles east), Kensington (10 miles east), St Pancras (14 miles east) and Hoxton (15 miles east).
Around Harlington
In Harlington, that means kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion pub, Harlington Community School and Lake Farm Country Park. The nearest railway station is Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Rail station, about 1.2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Harlington (0.6 miles north-west) and Treaty Centre (3.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Staines Reservoirs and Crane Meadows.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Harlington.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Harlington, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
When to call us in Harlington
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Harlington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether VAT is included
What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Harlington
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Towns and villages near Harlington
Other services in Harlington
Harlington questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Harlington?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Harlington. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Harlington?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. Equipment needs to be off and cool before we start.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.